Test Bank for The Human Body in Health and Illness 7th Edition by Barbara Herlihy All Chapters Available Complete Solutions 2025

Test Bank for The Human Body in
Health and
Illness 7th Edition by Barbara
Herlihy All Chapters Available
Complete Solutions 2025

,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body

Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
a.
Anatomy
b.
Histology
c.
Pathology
d.
Physiology

ANSWER: D

2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
a.
Anatomy
b.
Histology
c.
Pathology
d.
Physiology

ANSWER: A

3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
a.
Molecule
b.
Cell
c.
Organ
d.
Tissue

ANSWER: C

4. The head is located to the chest.
a.
anterior
b.
inferior
c.
deep
d.
superior

ANSWER: D

5. The foot is located to the leg.
a.
proximal
b.
superior
c.
superficial
d.
distal

ANSWER: D

6. The leg is to the thigh.
a.
distal

,b.
proximal
c.
superior
d.
deep

ANSWER: A
7. The thigh is to the foot.
a.
distal
b.
proximal
c.
inferior
d.
deep

ANSWER: B

8. The thoracic cavity is to the abdominopelvic cavity.
a.
deep
b.
distal
c.
anterior
d.
superior

ANSWER: D

9. The kneecap is located distal to the
a.
leg.
b.
thigh.
c.
foot.
d.
toes.

ANSWER: B

10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
a.
Stomach
b.
Liver
c.
Lung
d.
Spinal cord

ANSWER: C

11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
a.
Lung
b.
Heart
c.
Liver
d.
Brain

ANSWER: C

12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
a.
Liver
b.
Brain
c.
Heart

, d.
Urinary bladder

ANSWER: B

13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive
organs?
a.
Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
b.
Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity
c.
Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity